Tesla Roadster

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Eberhard and Tarpenning

  • In Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning

    …that its innovative, completely electric Tesla Roadster prototype had achieved an unprecedented range of 245 miles (394 km) on a single charge in company tests. Additional tests showed that the then \$98,000 (later \$109,000) sports car could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/hr) in less than four seconds…

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payload of first Falcon Heavy test flight

  • Falcon 1 rocket
    In Falcon

    The payload, a Tesla Roadster with a SpaceX space suit buckled into the driver’s seat, was placed into orbit around the Sun. The first operational flight of Falcon Heavy launched on April 11, 2019. A Falcon 9 launched the first private crewed spacecraft, a Dragon carrying astronauts Doug Hurley…

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  • SpaceX Dragon
    In SpaceX

    …around the Sun a Tesla Roadster with a mannequin in a space suit buckled into the driver’s seat. The first operational flight of the Falcon Heavy launched on April 11, 2019.

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Tesla, Inc.

  • Tesla Model Y
    In Tesla, Inc.: Origins and the Roadster

    …first car, the completely electric Roadster. In company tests, it achieved 245 miles (394 km) on a single charge, a range unprecedented for a production electric car. Additional tests showed that its performance was comparable to that of many gasoline-powered sports cars: the Roadster could accelerate from 0 to 60…

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work of Musk

  • Elon Musk
    In Elon Musk: Tesla

    …introduced its first car, the Roadster, which could travel 245 miles (394 km) on a single charge. Unlike most previous electric vehicles, which Musk thought were stodgy and uninteresting, it was a sports car that could go from 0 to 60 miles (97 km) per hour in less than four…

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